Accident · 2004-08-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-08-17
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- BEECH BE-99 (N199GL)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during cruise, which resulted in the in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Dark night conditions and mountainous terrain were contributing factors.
Source: NTSB case SEA04FA166Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.